Controller GRR Data Management Lead Analyst (C13) hybrid located in Heredia

The Regulatory Reporting role is an intermediate level position within the Controllers Organization that will report up through the Global Head of Regulatory and Capital Reporting. The individual will support the preparation, analysis and submission of regulatory reports to various constituencies (local regulators, U.S. Federal Reserve, OCC, etc.) based on applicable requirements such as U.S. Regulatory and local regulatory reporting rules and instructions. The position will have a high level of visibility within the organization with opportunities to work directly with other Finance and non-Finance functions throughout Citi, including the Businesses, Risk, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, as well as Enterprise Technology, & Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Support the production, review and timely submission of regulatory filings and reports to U.S. regulators including reports such as FR Y-9C, FR Y-14, Call Report, FFIEC 009, FR Y-15 and others.
• Monitor and manage key metrics associated with reports to identify challenges and issues. Support implementation of processes and controls to mitigate the risk of inaccurate reporting. Collaborate with teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Support the team to drive process improvements to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of the regulatory reporting process.
• Provide support for the team during regulatory inquiries and examinations, providing accurate information and analysis to support regulatory reviews.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the firm, including Risk, Finance, Audit to provide updates on regulatory developments and impact assessments.
• Work with peers and program leaders on the implementation of U.S. regulatory changes within the reporting framework.
• Partner with Risk & Controls team to maintain and enhance an effective internal control’s structure. 

Qualifications:

• 6-10+ years of extensive experience within the financial services industry and regulatory reporting.
• Intermediate knowledge of U.S. regulatory reports such as those mentioned above along with exposure to Basel III capital regulations, GAAP/SEC Reporting and stress testing frameworks like CCAR.
• Able to navigate through a large organization to streamline and summarize multiple information points and create repeatable processes to build consistency in presenting information.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with ability to synthesize complex concepts, and influence change. 
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and an ability to identify conflicts, discrepancies and other issues and bring together the right team to solution them.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tasks in a complex and dynamic and work well as part of a team.

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; CPA or MBA preferred.

The Controllers Global Regulatory Reporting (GRR) Data Management team is responsible for the implementation of enhancements to Citi’s Data Operating Model (DOM) in relation to data consumed or produced by the GRR Controllers organization. 

The team is responsible for understanding the concerns of the stakeholders within the Controllers organization relative to data quality and availability to assess required solutions to address those issues ensuring to coordinate closely with both internal and external stakeholders.  They are engaged in efforts to remediate the issues through engagement with resolution teams, bridging the gap between the technology teams and the business teams.  The focus will be to satisfy the data needs of the Controllers organization with data that is high quality and fit for purpose. The Controllers Data Governance team will execute activities in support of Finance Transformation Plan sections for data management and remediation to support data consumption, data production, adjustment reduction and other remediation efforts.

This position will be a lead analyst role within the team, responsible for the operationalization of data management standards for data produced and consumed by the Controllers GRR organization.  The individual in this role will focus on one of the following areas:

• Data Operating Model initiatives, including data requirements, data quality issue remediation, data controls, data governance, and data adoption;
• Reporting initiatives, including data requirements, data quality issue remediation, and data controls;
• Data Operations, including data lineage, metadata management, and data certification;
• Data Strategy, including stakeholder management, reporting and metrics, action plan execution, and other strategic initiatives;

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of data management initiatives across Citi to ensure the needs of GRR Controllers are met and that the data is fit for purpose.
• Participate in the design and implementation of strategic solutions to enhance the data delivery and provisioning platforms for Controllers
• Facilitate the transition of data consumption from existing models to the enhanced data management framework, including defining consumption points, trusted sources, and technology enablers
• Participate in the development of data quality rules and metrics, including dashboards, KPIs, and other measurements of success
• Facilitate or contribute to status meetings (recurring and ad-hoc) with required stakeholder communities (including senior management) by preparing materials and updates, summarizing issues and risks, defining agreed action items and next steps
• Create project artifacts including, but not limited to: business and functional requirements, user acceptance test plans, and operational readiness documents
• Other specific responsibilities as related to the supported function, including requirements gathering, issue root cause remediation, data lineage documentation, control design, process governance etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Data Management or related field is required.
• Advanced English level
• 5+ years working in the financial services industry, financial data management, or financial data remediation is required
• Outstanding analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills with ability to break challenges into component parts
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with evidence of working in collaboration across large organizations, including a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues/requests 
• Ability to lead and drive change through creative thinking and pragmatism

• Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously and plan / prioritize appropriately
• Ability to work with stakeholders to elicit and formally define their requirements
• Ability to understand the strategic direction and translate to the delivery of successful results in a complex and cross-functional organization
• Strong ability to extract information by questioning, active listening, and interviewing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
• Broad experience of Finance or Operational/Technology function within Banking organization is preferred
• Experience supporting transformation projects and organizational change initiatives a plus
• Demonstrated experience working with financial products life cycles and associated data needs preferred
• Experience with controller functions, financial books & records, and/or regulatory reporting is a plus
• Experience in data governance programs with knowledge of data governance principles and practices is a plus
• Practical experience of data management, data remediation, front to back system data flows, data handling, transmission, aggregation and/or data modelling is a plus

• Program and project management skills that include both Waterfall and Agile e.g. Scrum is a plus

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